"mollitia" meaning in Latin

See mollitia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [mɔlˈlɪ.ti.a] [Classical-Latin], [molˈlit.t͡si.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin mollis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin mollitia From mollis (“soft”) + -itia. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|mollis<t:soft>|-itia|text=+|title=mollitia|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin mollis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -itia Latin mollitia [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ia", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-itia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "mollitia", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="mollitia"> From mollis (“soft”) + -itia. Head templates: {{la-noun|mollitia<1>}} mollitia f (genitive mollitiae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|mollitia<1>}} Forms: mollitiae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], mollitia [nominative, singular], mollitiae [nominative, plural], mollitiae [genitive, singular], mollitiārum [genitive, plural], mollitiae [dative, singular], mollitiīs [dative, plural], mollitiam [accusative, singular], mollitiās [accusative, plural], mollitiā [ablative, singular], mollitiīs [ablative, plural], mollitia [singular, vocative], mollitiae [plural, vocative], mollities [alternative]
  1. pliability, flexibility, suppleness Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-mollitia-la-noun-J6w~mmx1 Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 57 43 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 57 43 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 57 43 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 59 41 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 71 29
  2. softness, tenderness, weakness, irresolution Tags: declension-1, feminine Synonyms (softness): molitūdō
    Sense id: en-mollitia-la-noun-gM9hQ68j Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms suffixed with -itia Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -itia: 32 68 Disambiguation of 'softness': 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: molle, mollēscō, mollicellus, mollicīna, mollicomus, molliculus, mollificō, mollificus, mollīmentum, molliō, mollipēs, mollis, molliter, mollītōrius, mollitūdō, mollītus, mollusca, molluscum, molluscus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "mollusca"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "molluscum"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mɔlˈlɪ.ti.a]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[molˈlit.t͡si.a]",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "molle"
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    {
      "word": "mollēscō"
    },
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      "word": "mollicellus"
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      "word": "mollicīna"
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    },
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "mollītōrius"
    },
    {
      "word": "mollitūdō"
    },
    {
      "word": "mollītus"
    },
    {
      "word": "mollusca"
    },
    {
      "word": "molluscum"
    },
    {
      "word": "molluscus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pliability, flexibility, suppleness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pliability",
          "pliability"
        ],
        [
          "flexibility",
          "flexibility"
        ],
        [
          "suppleness",
          "suppleness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "softness, tenderness, weakness, irresolution"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "softness",
          "softness"
        ],
        [
          "tenderness",
          "tenderness"
        ],
        [
          "weakness",
          "weakness"
        ],
        [
          "irresolution",
          "irresolution"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[mɔlˈlɪ.ti.a]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[molˈlit.t͡si.a]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "softness",
      "word": "molitūdō"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mollitia"
}

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